Dwayne Johnson is the big guy in Big Trouble In Little China remake

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Following the box office success of San Andreas, star Dwayne Johnson is in negotiations to join the remake of 1980s cult classic Big Trouble In Little China for 20th Century Fox, sources tell Variety.

Ashley Miller and Zack Stentz are penning the script with Johnson and his producing partners Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia on board to produce through their 7 Bucks Entertainment banner.

The original starred Kurt Russell as Jack Burton, a trucker who gets dragged into a centuries-old mystical battle in Chinatown between warring clans. The movie was directed by Halloween helmer John Carpenter and, while not a huge commercial success, went on to amass a cult following over the years.

Besides San Andreas, which brought in more than US$100mil (RM365mil) at the global box office in its opening weekend, Johnson also returned to form as Agent Hobbs in Furious 7, which became the first film to cross the billion-dollar milestone at the worldwide box office this year.

Johnson also has his new TV show Ballers bowing on June 21 on HBO and is currently filming Central Intelligence for New Line. The news was first reported by the Wrap. – Reuters